Synonyms for autonomous

Adjective

1. autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign, free (vs. unfree)

usage: of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

2. autonomous, independent (vs. dependent)

usage: existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"

3. autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant, independent (vs. dependent)

usage: of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment